STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REGARDING
JOHN WALKER LINDH'S GUILTY PLEA:

"Today marks an important victory in America's war on terrorism. By going to
Afghanistan and fighting shoulder to shoulder alongside the Taliban, John
Walker Lindh allied himself with terrorists who reject our values of freedom
and democracy and turned his back on the United States of America. He will now
spend the next twenty years in prison; nearly as long as he has been alive.

"As part of the agreement, Lindh agreed to cooperate fully with the
government, including to provide information and testify if necessary at
trials or other proceedings, including military tribunals. Thanks to the hard
work of our outstanding group of prosecutors, Lindh has been charged and
convicted for his crimes in just a little over five months."